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he weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.
uwathobile endleleni amandla am, uyinqamle imihla yam.

otherwise the cable will be unduly weakened by fatigue caused by the battering it will receive by running out too fast.
ngapha koko lentsontelo yentsimbi izakuphelelwa ngamandla kukudinwa okubangelwe ekufumene ngokubaleka oku ngamandla.

in a ship with heavy bottom-damage, however, it should be assumed that the tank-top also may be strained and weakened.
kwinqanawa enomonakalo onzima ongaphantsi, nakuba, mayicingelwe ukuba umphezulu wetanki nawo uyakusindwa ze wenziwe buthathaka.

for they all made us afraid, saying, their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. now therefore, o god, strengthen my hands.
ngokuba bonke bephela bebesoyikisa, besithi, izandla zawo ziya kuwuyeka lo msebenzi, ungenziwa. ngoko, thixo, zomeleze izandla zam.

if a rope is showing no signs of damage, rot or fatigue, it is unlikely to be much below its full strength, but some consideration must be given to its age and those occasions when its fibres may have been weakened or their grip on each other lessened.
ukuba intambo ayibonakalisi zimpawu zokonakala, zokubola okanye ukuthamba, ayithandi ekubeni ngeneno kwamandla apheleleyo kodwa ucingisiso kufuneka lunikwe unyaka nezinto, xana intsinge zinokuphelelwa ngamandla okanye zibambelele entweni ngokuqina kwenye nakwenye umthunjanza izinto zibencinci ngokwesayizi.

1. to raise the flukes of an anchor upon the gunwale. 2. to strengthen a spar when sprung or weakened, by putting in or fastening on another piece. fish-front, fishes-sides.. (see made mast.) (3) torpedo
1. ukuphakamisa iphiko le-ankile ngaphezu komphetho wenqanawe. 2. ukomeleza intsika xa ithe gqi okanye ibuthathaka ngokuyibophelela kwesinye isijungqu. umphambili, amacala.. (jonga ku-made mast.) (3) imbumbulu ende enkulu.